The other day Michael said to me, “Grandma needs life alert.” And of course I gave him a weird look and said, “Umm.. What?” He had seen a commerical for one of those necklaces where you hit the button and an ambulance comes to the door. Since my mom lives alone, he said she should get one. Thinking back, it’s not such a bad idea.

In Canada they have DirectAlert, it’s a medical alert bracelet service created for children, seniors, and people with medical conditions. My mother doesn’t have a medical condition and she’s not quite a senior yet, but she does live alone and no one would happen by to realize there’s a problem.

Dialing 911 is any easy solution to a problem, but what if you can’t find the phone. Cordless phones are terrible for disappearing. This bracelet will make a 911 call for you by simply pressing a button. Then you can communicate with Direct Alert (if you’re concious) until help comes, whether it be an ambulance or a family member. If you don’t answer, they send someone immediately.

I’m considering this for my mother, because I’d like to be notified if something happened to her and I personally don’t think she would call me. She has a thing about not wanting to burden me or something. She doesn’t like to call when there’s a problem, though that’s exactly what she needs to do.